Mark 5

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes.	1 And they went across the strait of the sea into the region of the Gerasenes.
2 When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him.	2 And as he was departing from the boat, he was immediately met, from among the tombs, by a man with an unclean spirit,
3 The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain.	3 who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains.
4 In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.	4 For having been bound often with shackles and chains, he had broken the chains and smashed the shackles; and no one had been able to tame him.
5 Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones.	5 And he was always, day and night, among the tombs, or in the mountains, crying out and cutting himself with stones.
6 Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him,	6 And seeing Jesus from afar, he ran and adored him.
7 crying out in a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!"	7 And crying out with a loud voice, he said: “What am I to you, Jesus, the Son of the Most High God? I beseech you by God, that you not torment me.”
8 (He had been saying to him, "Unclean spirit, come out of the man!")	8 For he said to him, “Depart from the man, you unclean spirit.”
9 He asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "Legion is my name. There are many of us."	9 And he questioned him: “What is your name?” And he said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”
10 And he pleaded earnestly with him not to drive them away from that territory.	10 And he entreated him greatly, so that he would not expel him from the region.
11 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside.	11 And in that place, near the mountain, there was a great herd of swine, feeding.
12 And they pleaded with him, "Send us into the swine. Let us enter them."	12 And the spirits entreated him, saying: “Send us into the swine, so that we may enter into them.”
13 And he let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned.	13 And Jesus promptly gave them permission. And the unclean spirits, departing, entered into the swine. And the herd of about two thousand rushed down with great force into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
14 The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town and throughout the countryside. And people came out to see what had happened.	14 Then those who pastured them fled, and they reported it in the city and in the countryside. And they all went out to see what was happening.
15 As they approached Jesus, they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind. And they were seized with fear.	15 And they came to Jesus. And they saw the man who had been troubled by the demon, sitting, clothed and with a sane mind, and they were afraid.
16 Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened to the possessed man and to the swine.	16 And those who had seen it explained to them how he had dealt with the man who had the demon, and about the swine.
17 Then they began to beg him to leave their district.	17 And they began to petition him, so that he would withdraw from their borders.
18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with him.	18 And as he was climbing into the boat, the man who had been troubled by the demons began to beg him, so that he might be with him.
19 But he would not permit him but told him instead, "Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you."	19 And he did not permit him, but he said to him, “Go to your own people, in your own house, and announce to them how great are the things that Lord has done for you, and how he has taken pity on you.”
20 Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.	20 And he went away and began to preach in the Ten Cities, how great were the things that Jesus had done for him. And everyone wondered.
21 When Jesus had crossed again (in the boat) to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea.	21 And when Jesus had crossed in the boat, over the strait again, a great crowd came together before him. And he was near the sea.
22 One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet	22 And one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, approached. And seeing him, he fell prostrate at his feet.
23 and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, "My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her that she may get well and live."	23 And he beseeched him greatly, saying: “For my daughter is near the end. Come and lay your hand on her, so that she may be healthy and may live.”
24 He went off with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him.	24 And he went with him. And a great crowd followed him, and they pressed upon him.
25 There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years.	25 And there was a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years.
26 She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse.	26 And she had endured much from several physicians, and she had spent everything she owned with no benefit at all, but instead she became worse.
27 She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak.	27 Then, when she had heard of Jesus, she approached through the crowd behind him, and she touched his garment.
28 She said, "If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured."	28 For she said: “Because if I touch even his garment, I will be saved.”
29 Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.	29 And immediately, the source of her bleeding was dried up, and she sensed in her body that she had been healed from the wound.
30 Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who has touched my clothes?"	30 And immediately Jesus, realizing within himself that power that had gone out from him, turning to the crowd, said, “Who touched my garments?”
31 But his disciples said to him, "You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'"	31 And his disciples said to him, “You see that the crowd presses around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
32 And he looked around to see who had done it.	32 And he looked around to see the woman who had done this.
33 The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth.	33 Yet truly, the woman, in fear and trembling, knowing what had happened within her, went and fell prostrate before him, and she told him the whole truth.
34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction."	34 And he said to her: “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace, and be healed from your wound.”
35 While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official's house arrived and said, "Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?"	35 While he was still speaking, they arrived from the ruler of the synagogue, saying: “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?”
36 Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid; just have faith."	36 But Jesus, having heard the word that was spoken, said to the ruler of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid. You need only believe.”
37 He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.	37 And he would not permit anyone to follow him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.	38 And they went to the house of the ruler of the synagogue. And he saw a tumult, and weeping, and much wailing.
39 So he went in and said to them, "Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep."	39 And entering, he said to them: “Why are you disturbed and weeping? The girl is not dead, but is asleep.”
40 And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child's father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was.	40 And they derided him. Yet truly, having put them all out, he took the father and mother of the girl, and those who were with him, and he entered to where the girl was lying.
41 He took the child by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!"	41 And taking the girl by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koumi,” which means, “Little girl, (I say to you) arise.
42 The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. (At that) they were utterly astounded.	42 And immediately the young girl rose up and walked. Now she was twelve years old. And they were suddenly struck with a great astonishment.
43 He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat.	43 And he instructed them sternly, so that no one would know about it. And he told them to give her something to eat.